{"id":346336,"date":"2019-10-14T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T14:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=346336"},"modified":"2019-10-14T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T14:26:08","slug":"the-south-african-businesses-hit-hard-by-retrenchments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/346336\/the-south-african-businesses-hit-hard-by-retrenchments\/","title":{"rendered":"The South African businesses hit hard by retrenchments"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has released its annual report for 2018\/2019, revealing some of the sectors hit hardest by retrenchments.<\/p>\n

The CCMA said that it received a total of 529 large-scale retrenchment Section 189A referrals in 2018\/19, compared to 488 referrals received in the 2017\/18 financial year. This represents an increase of approximately 8%.<\/p>\n

Of the 38,588 employees who were the subjects of Section 189A, large-scale retrenchment referrals, 15,787 jobs were saved (41%). Actual retrenchments were recorded at 21,391.<\/p>\n

The highest number of employees retrenched were recorded in the building and construction sectors (3,584), followed by the mining sector (3,260), and metal sector (1,741).<\/p>\n

The below tables show the employees that were likely to be retrenched, compared to those that were actually retrenched thanks to the CCMA’s intervention.<\/p>\n

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A total of 6,600 small-scale retrenchments (Section 189) referrals were registered for the 2018\/19 financial year, representing a 1% increase when compared to the 2017\/18 financial year (6,514),<\/p>\n

“Regrettably, the CCMA\u2019s potential to save jobs in small-scale retrenchment processes is hamstrung by the fact that the CCMA only gets involved once the retrenchment process has already been initiated,” the CCMA said.<\/p>\n

It added that it\u00a0will continue to explore return to work outcomes in these matters.<\/p>\n

“In the 2019\/20 financial year, the CCMA will intensify its pre – and post retrenchment monitoring activities, identify new opportunities brought about by the changing nature of work, and explore opportunities in association with relevant institutions for re-skilling,” it said.<\/p>\n

“Furthermore, multi-stakeholder engagement and commitment, that include the relevant Ministries and Stakeholders, should be intensified in order to address further threats to job security.”<\/p>\n

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Read: Here\u2019s how government is going to help your business<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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